If you ever find yourself in Berkeley in the morning, I highly recommend stopping by Bette's Oceanview Diner for breakfast. The diner is always bustling and the food is great, especially if you like pancakes. The Pancake Handbook is Bette's official recipe book, with lots of favorites. You can preview many of their recipes online, including their German Apple Pancake, Sour Cream Cloud Cakes and Crispy Potato Pancakes. As you can see from their menu, though, they do serve more than just pancakes and the book also has many of the Diner's other favorite breakfast/brunch fare, including scones, muffins and even english muffins.
The recipes are presented in a friendly way, with conversational introductions to the dishes that are along the lines of discussions you might have with the servers at the Diner, though these discussions are followed by easy-to-read recipes. Fair warning, though: you may find yourself eating a lot more breakfast food after checking out this book, so you might just turn yourself into a "morning person" - and a happy, well-fed one at that!
10-08-2006 @8:30AM Timir said... Having read this article and it would be desirable to make something noble!
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10-08-2006 @8:53AM Bea said... Breakfast - snack - lunch - snack - appetizer - snack - dinner - dessert... PANCAKES!! Mmmmmmm!! I've made them thicker with added fruits (even veggies!!) and thinner like a crepe filled with fruit and cream. Pancakes are healthy, delicious, and the variety of things you can make them with, fill them with, roll them up with vary from sweets to meats! Variety is the spice of life! And after some experimentation - you'll never settle for the plain ole stack with butter and maple syrup again!
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